As for being disqualified as an artist...
It’s an age-old topic.
Bae Juhyun knew that even though she had already debuted for so long, there were still fans who were reluctant to allow her to have a boyfriend, or rather... even if she did have one, they didn’t want her to introduce him to the fans.
But fooling oneself for the long run was something she couldn’t really comprehend.
If disqualified, then so be it; after all... last year’s public opinion incident had already disqualified her once.
Liu Xin’an was the beam of light that pulled her from the mire, a most special existence.
...Maybe if she introduced Liu Xin’an in this way, the fans would accept it a bit better?
The sound of Liu Xin’an’s calling roused Bae Juhyun from her reverie; her delicate body trembled, as if startled, and her beautiful eyes hastily searched for the man. Seeing Liu Xin’an’s smiling face, she pursed her lips in embarrassment.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Is it about going public?"
"Umm..." Bae Juhyun elongated the sound, uncertain whether to admit it.
However, her hesitation had already exposed her true thoughts.
"No rush on making things public. Let’s wait until after your group’s comeback is officially over, alright? Even though your schedule isn’t too busy now, you’re still in the midst of a comeback, right?"
"I know, I will wait until after the comeback to tell the fans."
"And your ’after’ is when?"
"Um, the day after it ends?" Bae Juhyun tilted her head, quietly stated the date, and then found it so amusing she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
"...You’re really straightforward, huh."
"Don’t you want to go public with our relationship sooner?"
"Of course, I do. Then I can proudly drag you to live stream with me."
"And then you skive off work, right?" After dating for this long, Bae Juhyun had gotten a good read on her boyfriend’s temperament.
Indeed, he took the job of live streaming very seriously, but even the most hardworking people have moments when they want to slack off.
Streaming live with her was a very relaxing process, something Liu Xin’an had admitted himself.
"I might even get to stroke your legs."
"Huh? Ah! Liu Xin’an!"
A little adult humor like that wouldn’t make Bae Juhyun mad; she was more embarrassed than anything.
Lately, her boyfriend seemed to have shifted his interest from the soft flesh around her waist a bit further down.
His change actually made Bae Juhyun feel a bit awkward, mainly because she wondered why Liu Xin’an’s preferences had shifted.
But she was too embarrassed to ask about such things, and now that he had brought it up voluntarily, she had the excuse she needed to question him.
"You seem really interested in my legs lately! You bad guy!"
"Our little Bae has been too thin lately; there’s not much flesh on your waist for me to pinch."
"Ah-shi!" Bae Juhyun scowled and cursed, then gave Liu Xin’an an annoyed glance and picked up the fixed phone.
Then... two snow-white, nubile legs took the place of her delicate face on the screen.
This made Liu Xin’an’s breathing immediately rush.
Although Bae Juhyun didn’t continue showing her face, the pride in her "hmph" made it clear that she was quite pleased with the stunt.
"Wow, that’s so mean, knowing full well I can’t do anything right now."
"That’s for saying such weird stuff, this is punishment!"
Punishment? Liu Xin’an didn’t deny it, but at the same time, it was an incredibly unbelievable reward.
Seems his girlfriend was indeed befuddled by his changed tastes and was daring enough to do such bold things on her own initiative.
A moment later, Bae Juhyun, with a pink blush on her small face and a stoic expression, finally reappeared on the screen.
Yeah, it’s clear she realized the foolishness of what she had done.
Liu Xin’an was stunned: "You showed me on your own initiative..."
"Don’t say it, shut up, so annoying!"
Bae Juhyun, now visibly irritated, louder than ever, shot down his next words; this side of her was a first for Liu Xin’an.
Umm... somewhat cute?
It definitely pricked his heart anyway.
"Stop messing around, be serious. We were talking about going public."
"Hmph, forget what just happened."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Forget it then, no big deal; it’s not like he can’t see it again, and not just see, he can also...
"Do you think it’s not good to go public sooner?" Bae Juhyun brought the conversation back on track. Get full chapters from N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
The speculative Liu Xin’an refocused, returning to his usual demeanor with a slight frown.
"It’s not that it’s not good; it’s just that I want to find a way to reveal our relationship in a manner your fans can accept as much as possible."
"That’s unrealistic. Just dating is already seen as a betrayal to the fans, no matter how we do it, the fans who dislike it won’t accept it."
Bae Juhyun asserted this matter where she was much more expert than Liu Xin’an, having seen countless similar situations...
This is why the vast majority of artists end up revealing their relationships passively rather than actively.
Most artists think it’s better to hide their relationships as much as possible, only going public when absolutely necessary.
And her situation with Liu Xin’an... was indeed a rarity among rarities.
"Yeah... I know it’s unrealistic, which is why I was wondering if there might be a way to placate the fans a bit."
Even though she thought her boyfriend was sometimes naively cute, Bae Juhyun still considered the idea seriously, and then, she seemed to catch on to an implied suggestion from Liu Xin’an.
"Are you saying you have some kind of plan?"